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Bangladesh: Flood Final report

Emergency appeal n° MDRBD002GLIDE n° FF-2007-000080-BGD

29 May 2009

Period covered by this Final Report: June 2007 to May 2009 Revised Appeal budget: CHF 5,095 million (USD 4.86 million or EUR 3.12 million) Final Appeal coverage: 88%; <click here to go directly to the final financial report, or here to view the contact details> Appeal history: • An Emergency Appeal launched on 3 July

2007 for CHF 842,257 (USD 684,762 or EUR 510,459) for six months to assist 133,255 beneficiaries.

• Emergency Appeal revised on 16 August 2007 to focus on the floods. The budget was increased to CHF 7,113,119 (USD 5,907,905 or EUR 4,310,980) for eight months to assist 1,200,000 beneficiaries due to the deteriorating situation.

• Emergency Appeal budget revised on June 2008 for CHF 5,095,836 (USD 4,851,236 EUR 3,118,852) • Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) allocated on 20 June 2007: CHF 250,000 Summary: The Flood operation which started in June 2007 came to an end after the completion of the distribution of the shelter materials during the month of May 2009. The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have contributed significant efforts since day one to assist the flood affected people. All staff of BDRCS units and Red Crescent youth volunteers were mobilized to evacuate marooned people from the “chor” (small islands). They assisted in distributing dried food to the marooned people. With such immediate response, many lives were saved. As a response to meet the needs of the unassisted targeted beneficiaries, BDRCS with the support of the International Federation distributed food and clothing. Other relief aid was given in the form of health services, livelihood support and water and sanitation. This assistance was provided to the affected people to meet basic necessities and prevent the outbreak of disease. The water and sanitation project gave them access to safe drinking water and sanitary facilities. Such activities helped to sustain their livelihoods and resume a normal life. The Emergency Appeal launch in July 2007 seeking an amount of CHF 842,257 for six months was revised in August 2007 to an amount of CHF 7,113,118 for the purpose of assisting 1,200,000 beneficiaries as the situation worsened affecting 252 villages in 40 districts throughout the country. More than 10 million people were affected and massive damage done to houses, crops, livestock, fisheries, roads and infrastructure. Thus, the BDRCS and the International Federation planned to widen and expand their intervention to more districts. A rapid assessment team with representation from the Asia Pacific disaster management unit and partner national societies was deployed to conduct a survey and to assess the situation, which led to the revising of the Emergency Appeal and Plan of Action, according to available resources and to the needs. Several activities

The floods left many people without homes and many continued to live in temporary shelter for months. International Federation

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were carried out such as capacity building, providing vehicles for the BDRCS relief and emergency department, shelter materials for 5,000 beneficiaries, water and sanitation facilities and buffer stock. Over the months, delays caused by the political situation and time consuming administrative decision making, resulted in a request for an extension for a total of six months until the end of December 2008. A further extension for two more months was requested due to the national election on 29 December 2008, since the planned activites during that period could not take place. The remaining balance of CHF 292,675 has now been allocated in the annual disaster management, organizational development and health programmes, with the agreement of the donors. The International Federation, on behalf of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, would like to thank all donors and partners for their generous support to the operation. <click here to view final financial report, or here for contact details>

The situation The floods that hit Bangladesh in June/July 2007 affected 252 villages in 40 districts causing millions of people to become homeless, and destroyed more than two million hectares of crops and vegetation plots. An increase in water borne diseases was reported and related deaths. Houses, public infrastructure - roads, schools, hospitals and embankments - were massively damaged. A series of assessments were conducted by the BDRCS national headquarters and the International Federation, in collaboration with the unit officers and Red Crescent youth to measure the magnitude of the damage. Due to further deterioration, an assessment team (comprising seven members: from Hong Kong Red Cross, the International Federation Dhaka, BDRCS and the disaster management unit in Kuala Lumpur) was deployed on 8 August 2007 to conduct land and aerial surveys in the remote areas of the northern districts. This survey provided a clear assessment of the flood affected populations’ urgent need for food, clothing, household-items, and other basic necessities, including health care services to prevent outbreaks of any water borne diseases. With this assessment it was possible to meet the urgent relief and early recovery needs throughout the affected areas. Red Cross and Red Crescent action Overview In response to the flood operation, four teams were formed comprising of the International Federation delegates/officers and BDRCS headquarters officers in collaboration with the BDRCS units. Bilateral discussions were held between the local government/authorities and with the affected population, focusing on priorities with an understanding of the extensive damage and the need for necessary interventions. Door to door visits were conducted to undertake registrations to enable comparisons with the government lists, to avoid duplication. Registration lists were also cross checked with other organizations operating in the same area/village. Once finalised the registration list was rechecked at random by BDRCS and the International Federation delegates/officers for validation. A card was given to each beneficiary and the duplicate was kept in the unit office along with the master list. Information about the distribution dates, locations and quantities of relief items were shared with the International Federation’s logistics department. Two days before the distributions, the teams were deployed to ensure necessary arrangements were in place for the distributions. Meetings took place and refresher training was provided to the unit officers and Red Crescent Youth related to relief management, the Code of Conduct, information on the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement as well as on humanitarian values.

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Relief distributions (food and basic non-food items) Objective: 182,970 severely affected and unassisted families (914,850 people) receive additional emergency food rations and essential non-food items.

Expected results Activities planned The beneficiaries will have access to 2 meals per day for 15 days, clothing and other basic relief necessities.

Distribute standard food package (20 kg rice, 5 kilo dhal, 1 litre consumable oil, 1 kg salt) sari, lungi, cooking sets and blankets to the targeted unassisted beneficiaries affected by the floods.

Table 1: Following are the relief items (food and non-food) to the most vulnerable beneficiaries registered by BDRCS distributed during the flood distribution.

Items Quantity No of district Beneficiary Remark

distributed Family People Food 67,500 40 57,560 337,500 20,000 rations from

ECHO Sari 57,560 40 60,560 302,800 20,000 from ECHO Lungi 57,560 40 60,560 302,800 20,000 from ECHO Blanket* 71,200 64 68,200 341,000 Family kit 6,600 22 6,600 33,000 Tent 300 10 300 1,500 From Swiss Red Cross Biscuit (BP5) 375 carto 17 4,500 22,500 *Only 68,200 families, plus 2,000 families in Jessore and 1,000 families in Satkira received 2 blankets each

The food package distributed consisted of 20 kg rice, 5 kg lentils, 2 litres oil and 1 kg salt, as supplementary food for 5 family members that would enable them to have two meals per day for a period of one month. As there was a lack of resources for the initial plans to provide food packages of 2 items for 15 days, the distribution was provided only one time in one month. This helped to reduce food insecurity for those who lost all their belongings/properties, crops, livestock and employment, and prevented further deterioration of family assets. The non-food items provided included essential clothing, plastic sheets, basic utensils to prepare meals and blankets. Tents were distributed to the most vulnerable. Table 2: Distribution of food and non-food items. Each food parcel distributed provides assistance to one family of five people.

No District

DISTRIBUTION

Food Saree Lungi Fam kit Tent Blanket 1 Bogra 3,800 3,800 3,800 300 0 1,500 2 Feni 1,500 1,500 1,500 0 0 1,000 3 Cox,s Bazaar 2,500 2500 2,500 0 0 600 4 Bandarban 2,000 2,000 2,000 0 0 800 5 Kurigram 1,300 1,300 1,300 300 30 1,500 6 Gaibandha 1,400 1,400 1,400 300 24 1,500 7 Shirajganj 1,500 1,500 1,500 300 24 1,500 8 Tangail 5,900 5,900 5,900 300 30 1,100 9 Faridpur 5,500 5,500 5,500 300 28 1,500 10 Sunamganj 1,000 1,000 1,000 300 0 1,200 11 Sylhet 1,300 1,300 1,300 300 0 2,000 12 Jamalpur 1,200 1,200 1,200 300 28 1,700 13 Manikganj 5,800 5,800 5,800 300 28 800 14 Shariatpur 4,700 4,700 4,700 300 28 1,000 15 Lalmonirhat 800 800 800 300 0 1,500 16 Madaripur 1,000 1,000 1,000 300 0 1,000 17 Munshiganj 1,000 1,000 1,000 300 28 1,000 18 Netrokona 800 800 800 300 0 1,000

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19 Sherpur 800 800 800 300 0 1,000 20 Rajbari 2,700 2,700 2,700 300 0 800 21 Chandpur 1,500 1,500 1,500 300 28 1,000 22 Comilla 1,500 1,500 1,500 300 0 1,000 23 Dhaka 1,500 1,500 1,500 300 24 2,700 24 Narayanganj 1,000 1,000 1,000 300 0 800 25 Gazipur 800 800 800 0 0 800 26 Jhinaidah 1500 1500 1500 0 0 800 27 Magura 1,500 1,500 1,500 300 0 800 28 Pabna 1500 1500 1500 0 0 1,000 29 Natore 1000 1000 1000 0 0 1,000

30 Rajshahi District 1000 1000 1000 0 0 1,000

31 Rajshahi 800 800 800 0 0 1,000 32 Narshingdi 1000 1000 1000 0 0 1,000 33 Brahmanbaria 500 500 500 0 0 900 34 Habiganj 500 500 500 0 0 1,500 35 Gopalganj 1000 1000 1000 0 0 1,500 36 Barishal 1000 1000 1000 0 0 800 37 Mymensingh 800 800 800 0 0 1,000 38 Kishoreganj 800 800 800 0 0 1,000 39 Rangpur 800 800 800 0 0 1,500 40 Niphamari 800 800 800 0 0 1,500 41 Satkhira 1500 2500 2500 0 0 2,200 42 Narail 500 500 500 0 0 600 43 Pancagar 0 0 0 0 0 1,500 44 Thakurgoan 0 0 0 0 0 1,500 45 Dinajpur 0 0 0 0 0 1,500 46 Joypurhat 0 0 0 0 0 1,500

47 Chapai Nawabganj 0 0 0 0 0 1,500

48 Moulauvibazar 0 0 0 0 0 1,500 49 Noagon 0 0 0 0 0 1,000

50 Chittagong City 0 0 0 0 0 1,000

51 Chittagong 0 0 0 0 0 600 52 Jessore 2000 4000 4000 0 0 5,000 53 Kograchari 0 0 0 0 0 800 54 Rangamathi 0 0 0 0 0 800 55 Laxshimpur 0 0 0 0 0 600 56 Noakkhali 0 0 0 0 0 600 57 Kustia 0 0 0 0 0 600 58 Meherpur 0 0 0 0 0 600 59 Chuadanga 0 0 0 0 0 600 60 Khulna City 0 0 0 0 0 600 TOTAL 71,300 74,300 74,300 6,600 300 71,200

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Table 3: Revision of the plan of action.

Activities Status Alternative /option To purchase 16,700 families kits for buffer stocks

Cancelled (tendered twice but both failed laboratory tests)

Recommended by BDRCS and approved by the International Federation to purchase 6,000 tarpaulins and 23,850 blankets (an additional 8,000 blankets)

Challenges: The major challenges in this operation were: • The quality testing performed during procurement caused some delay. Additionally, after the cyclone Sidr disaster, flood relief stocks had to be diverted for the emergency purpose. • The high turnover of BDRCS Red Crescent Youth volunteers, that could be partially avoided if they were involved in other community activities throughout the year. Lesson learned: • Having sufficient pre-positioned stocks of non-food items, based on calculations of previous average needs and/or estimated magnitudes of disasters would overcome this issue. • Most of the BDRCS Red Crescent youth volunteers are very motivated and enthusiastic but there was high turnover in several units. A programme/activity should be designed to keep them active not only during disasters that might happen only once for one or two months during the year, but throughout the year. In preparation for future disasters, the following relief commodities were purchased as buffer stocks from the flood funds. A memorandum of understanding has been signed between BDRCS and the International Federation to handover the stock to BDRCS. The process is underway, to transfer the commodities from the rented warehouse to the BDRCS warehouse in Dhaka.

Table 4: Items procured for buffer stocks:

Items Units 1 Lungis 4,000 2 Saris 4,000 3 Blankets 21,150 4 Tarpaulins 6,000

Apart from above, there are some shelter materials still left to be distributed due to the disfunction of one of the unit committees. Hence, the materials have been stocked as buffer stock. The materials are for 200 beneficiaries consisting of:

1. Corrugated galvanized iron sheets - 3,000 pieces 2. Roofing nails with rubber washers - 200 kilograms 3. Roof ridges - 400 pieces 4. Toolkits (hammers, pliers, hand saws) - 200 sets

Relief distributions eased food security concerns for many who lost everything in the floods. International Federation.

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Emergency health Objective: Basic health care services (including preventive and promotive health) are provided to 50,220 families (251,100 people) of the most severely affected population for two and half months.

Expected Results Activities planned / implemented Appropriate health care is provided to flood affected population on time

Deployed mobile medical team (each team consisted of a doctor, nurse or assistant from BDRCS) to attend the flood affected patients. Distribute oral rehydration salts (ORS) and water purification tablets (WPT) provided by the government and UNICEF for distribution in the affected communities by trained Red Crescent youth. Organized training workshop on public health in emergencies for Red Crescent youth involved in community based disaster management.

BDRCS mobile medical team (each team consists of a doctor, a nurse and a driver)

5 medical mobile teams were mobilised to deliver preventive, promotive and limited curative health care in Dhaka for 5 days during the beginning of the flood in June 07

Public Health in Emergency (PHiE) Training

29 community based disaster preparedness (CBDM) received 3-day PhiE training covering topics including prevention of waterborne disease and prevention against communicable disease including air and water disease, basic hygiene care, basic first aid, reproductive health and malnutrition, correct usage and importance of ORS and WPT.

Distribution of oral rehydration salts provided by UNICEF and from the local government

190,000 sachets of oral rehydration salts were distributed by the Red Crescent youth to the flood affected population just in time when the outbreak of diarrhoea was at its peak. Briefings, printed pamphlets and posters on proper use of ORS, WPT, hygiene care such as proper hand washing, cleansing after toilet use, preparation and preserving of food etc. were conducted by RCY before and during distribution.

The caretaker government mobilized more than 1,000 medical staff including doctors and nurses to treat and attend to needy patients among the flood affected population during the initial phase of the disaster. The trained community-based disaster management / public health in emergencies volunteers were active in delivering health care messages within the communities, covering topics such as prevention against water and air diseases, treatment of minor injury, hygiene care including proper hand washing, cleansing after toilet use, and clean, safe and healthy food care. In addition, posters on public health in emergencies were published and distributed. Even though the patterns of disease and cause of deaths were fewer when compared with national statistics, drowning and snake bites were the two top causes of deaths. As a result, the awareness sessions covered subjects on treatment of snake bites and awareness of drowning.

The distribution of shelter kits enabled vulnerable families to rebuild homes in Jhinaidah. International Federation

Recovery shelter Objective: 14,700 families severely affected by the floods will receive the necessary construction materials for damaged houses and/or livelihoods support, through in kind goods. Expected Results: Activities Implemented: Small single income scale farmers have been rehabilitated with the provision of vegetable seeds and suitable saplings for plantations, in generating their livelihood.

Distributed seeds i.e. onion, rice and wheat to 11,200 targeted beneficiaries: 2,800 in Tangail, 3,400 in Manikganj, 2,100 in Faridpur and 2,900 in Shariatpur. Distributed to the same target group, five types of fruit sapling (mango, nim, coconut, meghani, lemon).

Beneficiaries will be able to improve damaged houses and improve their living status.

49,500 corrugated galvanised iron (CGI) sheets, 6,600 pieces of roof ridges, 3,300 kg of roofing screws and 3,300 construction tool kits were distributed to 3,300 families (16,500) people in 18 districts: (1) Sirajganj - 200; (2) Tangail - 200; (3) Kurigram - 200; (4) Gaibanda - 200; (5) Faridpur - 200; (6) Shariatpur - 200; (7) Manikganj - 200; (8) Rajbari - 200; (9) Jhinaidah - 150; (10) Dhaka district - 150; (11) Comilla – 150; (12) Magura - 200; (13) Chandpur - 150; (14) Padna - 150; (15) Jessore - 250; (16) Satkhira – 200; (17) Gopalganj – 200; (18) Madaripur - 100. 200 families from Jamalpur district were not able to receive the shelter due to the dissolving of the executive committee without a replacement.

As a great deal of crops were destroyed during the flood, there was an urgent need of food supply for the incoming months. There was also a demand for construction materials such and zinc sheets, bamboo, plastic sheets etc. Additionally, there was a demand for seed and sapling according to the suitability of their location and planting calendar. Seed and sapling distribution Vegetable seeds for distribution were considered as fast growing and could be harvested between 1 to 2 months. The Bangladesh Agriculture Research Centre (BARC) and Bangladesh Seed Certification Agency were consulted to identify the appropriate variety of seeds to be distributed. The Agriculture also provided the list of the small farmers and helped to identify the amount of seeds according to the land size. The distribution of the seeds supported the small targeted farmers with some income (marginal farmers are those having 0.5 acre and small farmers having one acre of farming land), and helped provide some food for themselves. During the harvest season, the International Federation delegate and officer visited the beneficiaries in the three districts receiving support from ECHO. It was found that the harvest had benefitted almost 85 per cent of the families which helped them to recover from the floods and supplied parent seeds for the next cultivation. The five sapling types - coconut, nim, mango, mehagoni, and lemon - recorded a good survived rate of almost 80 to 90 per cent, a source of income in the long run and these trees will provide wind/soil erosion protection. Shelter material assistance Shelter materials support was one of the activities in the appeal but faced funding constraints. During the budget revision and revised Plan of Action in March 2008 the BDRCS and the International Federation agreed to support 5,000 families with housing materials. It was later decided that the size of materials for each family would be 15 pieces of CGI sheets, 2 pieces of roof ridges, 1 kg kit of roofing screws and a tool kit consisting of a hammer, pliers and a hand saw. Even though a year had passed after the floods, many vulnerable families still lived in makeshift or partially damaged houses in unhygienic conditions. Moreover, it was found that they could not recover without any external assistance. By providing the

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mentioned shelter materials, they were able to rebuild their houses. Materials that were procured were tested and certified according to International Federation standard specifications and delivered to the BDRCS warehouse towards the end of December 2008. Due to the unstable political situation and late approval by BDRCS the distribution started only during end of April 2009 and was completed in May. Water, sanitation and hygiene promotion Objective: Rehabilitate and raise awareness. Expected Results: Activities Implemented: Rehabilitate or installed water and sanitation facilities in 3 districts

Raised platforms for 100 existing tube wells (Tangail - 32; Manikganj - 36; Shariatpur - 32). Installed 65 new raised platform tube wells (Tangail - 22; Manikganj - 28; Shariatpur - 15). Installed 912 latrines (Tangail - 304; Manikganj - 348; Shariatpur - 260). Installed 12 new raised community latrines in flood shelters/schools (Tangail - 4; Manikganj - 8).

Distribution of water purification tablets

Red Crescent youth distributed 1.3 million water purification tablets to those affected by the floods in all the 40 districts.

Increase hygiene knowledge linked to water and sanitation through dissemination of information, education and communication (IEC) materials

Printed and distributed 2,000 sets of 3 posters. Distributed 1,065 cleaning/hygiene kits. Provided 50 arsenic test kits and 170 repair kits for the maintenance of the tube wells.

Install 500 new tube wells,1,500 household and 50 community latrines

These projects were cancelled by BDRCS and instead, food and non-food items were procured and distributed to 3,000 flood/water logging beneficiaries. Procured 3,000 food packages, 6,000 blankets, 6,000 sarees, 6,000 lungis, and 3,000 plastic sheets for 2,000 families in Jessore and 1,000 families in Sathkira.

In discussion with the local government, BDRCS and the International Federation teams were informed that the government could render sufficient health assistance through treatment, oral rehydration solution (ORS), WPT, bleaching powder and health/hygiene education to the affected population. As such, water and sanitary facilities were important areas for intervention as many were without access to proper latrines and safe water as nearby wells and ponds were inundated. The ECHO budget was revised to rehabilitate/construct tube wells and community and individual latrines were included and implemented in three ECHO-supported districts (Manikganj, Shariotpur and Tangail) in consultation with the communities and local government authorities. The rehabilitation of tube wells was achieved by raising and constructing new ones and preparing individual latrines. The families were also provided with a water and sanitation kit (40-litre water container, 20-litre bucket, 1 mug, 2 bars of washing soap, 2 bars of bathing soap, 1 toilet brush, 2 pairs of sandals, 1 towel and 2 kg of bleaching powder) in order to promote hygiene.

With improved access to sanitation and water facilities, beneficiaries had improved hygiene, evident through the decreased incidence of disease. Capacity building Objective: The enhancement of capacity of BDRCS to respond effectively to disasters. Expected Results: Activities Implemented: Minor repair or renovation of BDRCS unit office

3 BDRCS units conducted minor repairs and purchased 1 unit of furniture for the office BDRCS relief department at national headquarters renovated the office.

Organize refresher relief training management workshop for BDRCS units and national

Two three-day training sessions were conducted with participation of officials and representatives from 24 BDRCS units and national headquarters

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headquarters officials and Red Cross Youth Organize lessons learnt workshop for BDRCS unit and national headquarters

Two lessons learnt workshops organized with 80 participants from 24 units and national headquarters officials and staff.

Equip all units with emergency rescue and first aid kits

70 emergency rescue kits and 70 first aid kits were procured and distributed to all the units.

Update the BDRCS relief manual

Not done

BDRCS national headquarters to receive one ambulance

A vehicle was purchased and handed over to BDRCS but was not yet completely converted into an ambulance.

BDRCS relief department to receive two vehicles

A landcruiser was purchased.

BDRCS to receive desktop computers

13 desktops were provided to the BDRCS national headquarters relevant departments and units prone to floods and active during relief response.

All the equipment provided to the units are based on the outcomes from the lesson learnt workshop and relief management training. With this enhanced capacity, it is expected that the future response should more effective and efficient. Additionally, the new computers should improve the electronic communications system (via email and instant messaging). A staff member with sound knowledge in disaster management and organizational development should be regularly attached to the unit to share knowledge, expertise, experience and also to motivate the BDRCS unit officer and Red Cross Youth volunteers. Logistics The logistics of the operations proved to be challenging. Goods were sent to remote areas, to as many as 64 districts; transporters crossed difficult terrain, extreme road conditions and long queues to cross rivers by ferries to reach their destinations. The procurement of various food and non-food items, shelter/construction material, tools and seeds/saplings etc. was made locally through country suppliers in a time-bound manner in accordance with the established procurement procedures of the International Federation, based on competitive bids invited through open tenders in local newspapers. Items were standardized according to specifications of the International Federation’s Emergency Relief Catalogue suitably amended to suit local standards and operational needs with technical support from the Kuala Lumpur regional logistics unit (RLU) and the logistics and resource mobilization department in Geneva. Thoroughness, compliance with authorization levels and transparency were maintained in various processes with proper documentation. Inspection of goods was outsourced to an external professional inspection agency. Strict quality checks were conducted before and after delivery of the materials. For this operation, blankets and tarpaulines were purchased through the Kuala Lumpur RLU from global framework suppliers. The Cyclone Sidr in November 2007 disrupted the original working plan and the schedules. The resources and the material had to be diverted/shared to deal with the emergency operation. The floods operation was managed with the existing vehicles of the delegation. No new vehicle was requisitioned. Two vehicles were purchased locally for the BDRCS with the approval of the fleet base in Dubai. Transportation of goods was carried out using BDRCS trucks and/or outsourced transporters. The suppliers were responsible to transport the goods to the district units within the contracted price. Conclusion The packages and assistance from the BDRCS and International Federation are generally of good quality but the intervention/implementation suffered from constant delays. It is suggested that a logistics system be formulated for immediate availability of stocks during an emergency situation, to ensure a more efficient implementation process. Policy-making decisions at management level has also compounded the problems and quicker processes should be in place to hasten approvals.

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The Red Cross Youth engagement and dedication to the volunteer work need to be addressed and appreciated. A letter of appreciation should be provided to recognize their efforts. This will go a long way to encourage them to continue in their spirit of dedication, perhaps to inspire others to join them. There is a need to improve the coordination at the district level with various relevant ministries and sharing common global achievement. Dissemination on the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement activities and information sharing in order to reduce the communication gap and way through for better coordination and cooperation to provide good impact of the programme implementation is needed. One of the major achievements during the completion of the operations is that the working advance has been settled. It is also proposed/planned that the unspent funds from the operation to be allocated in the annual disaster management, organizational development and health programmes at the ratio of 3:2:1 respectively. Overall, as mentioned from various sources including the media, the flood operations has provided valuable support to the beneficaries.

How we work All International Federation assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief and is committed to the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response (Sphere) in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable. The International Federation’s activities are aligned with its Global Agenda, which sets out four broad goals to meet the Federation's mission to "improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity".

Global Agenda Goals: • Reduce the numbers of deaths, injuries and impact from

disasters. • Reduce the number of deaths, illnesses and impact from diseases

and public health emergencies. • Increase local community, civil society and Red Cross Red

Crescent capacity to address the most urgent situations of vulnerability.

• Reduce intolerance, discrimination and social exclusion and promote respect for diversity and human dignity.

Contact information For further information specifically related to this operation please contact: • Bangladesh Red Crescent Society: Mr. M. Shafiul Alam (secretary-general),

email: [email protected], phone: +88.02.935.2226. • Country delegation in Bangladesh: Mr. Pepe Salmela (head of delegation),

email: [email protected], phone: +88.02.933.7314, fax: +88.02.934.1631. • South Asia regional delegation in Delhi: Mr. Azmat Ulla (head of regional delegation),

email: [email protected], phone: +91 11 2411 1122, fax: +91 11 2411 1128. • Asia Pacific zone office in Kuala Lumpur:

▫ Mr. Jagan Chapagain (deputy head of zone), email: [email protected]. phone: +6 03 9207 5700, fax: + 6 03 2161 0670 ▫ Ms. Penny Elghady, resource mobilization and PMER coordinator, email: [email protected]. phone: + 6 03 9207 5775, fax: +6 03 2164 9877 ▫ Tan Lay Eng, planning and reporting officer, email: [email protected]. phone: +6 03 9207 5731, fax: + 6 03 2164 9877

▫ Disaster management unit: Mr. Daniel Bolanos Gonzalez (regional disaster response delegate), email: [email protected] ; phone: +603 9207 5723, mobile; +6 012 975 0144;

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Selected ParametersReporting Timeframe 2007/6-2009/6Budget Timeframe 2007/6-2009/2Appeal MDRBD002Budget APPEAL

All figures are in Swiss Francs (CHF)Final Financial Report

MDRBD002 - Bangladesh - Floods, Landslides, Tornado

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

I. Consolidated Response to AppealGoal 1: Disaster

ManagementGoal 2: Health

and CareGoal 3: Capacity

BuildingGoal 4:

Principles andValues

Coordination TOTAL

A. Budget 5,095,836 5,095,836

B. Opening Balance 0 0

IncomeCash contributionsAmerican Red Cross 150,535 150,535Australian Red Cross 15,076 15,076Australian Red Cross (from Australian Government) 260,569 260,569Bangladesh - Private Donors 16,006 16,006British Red Cross 475,307 475,307Canadian Red Cross 86,130 86,130Danish Red Cross 102,835 102,835ECHO 816,615 816,615Finnish Red Cross 279,600 279,600Germany Red Cross 131,710 131,710Hong Kong Red Cross 165,496 165,496Intel Foundation 1,754 1,754Irish Government 328,800 328,800Japanese Red Cross 206,493 206,493Korea Republic Red Cross 50,000 50,000Liechtenstein Red Cross 18,433 18,433Monaco Red Cross 16,500 16,500Netherlands Red Cross 514,654 514,654New York Office (from Kraft Foods) 13,125 13,125New York Office (from Western Union Foundation) 35,001 35,001Norwegian Red Cross 98 98On Line donations 17,516 17,516OPEC Fund For Int-l Development 258,564 258,564Singapore Red Cross 4,221 4,221Singapore Red Cross (from Singapore Government) 23,921 23,921Sweden Red Cross 109,140 109,140Sweden Red Cross (from Swedish Government) 179,400 179,400Swiss Red Cross 105,850 105,850United Arab Emirates Red Crescent 12,282 12,282United States - Private Donors 1,328 1,328VERF/WHO Voluntary Emergency Relief 2,000 2,000C1. Cash contributions 4,398,956 4,398,956

Inkind PersonnelNetherlands Red Cross 17,747 17,747C4. Inkind Personnel 17,747 17,747

C. Total Income = SUM(C1..C5) 4,509,412 4,509,412

D. Total Funding = B +C 4,509,412 4,509,412

Appeal Coverage 88% 88%

Inkind Goods & TransportNorwegian Red Cross 1,709 1,709Swiss Red Cross 91,000 91,000C3. Inkind Goods & Transport 92,709 92,709

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II. Balance of FundsGoal 1: Disaster

ManagementGoal 2: Health

and CareGoal 3: Capacity

BuildingGoal 4:

Principles andValues

Coordination TOTAL

B. Opening Balance 0 0C. Income 4,509,412 4,509,412E. Expenditure -4,509,412 -4,509,412F. Closing Balance = (B + C + E) 0 0






III. Budget Analysis / Breakdown of ExpenditureExpenditure

Account Groups Budget Goal 1: DisasterManagement

Goal 2: Healthand Care

Goal 3: CapacityBuilding

Goal 4: Principlesand Values Coordination TOTAL

Variance

A B A - B

BUDGET (C) 5,095,836 5,095,836

SuppliesShelter - Relief 833,333 870,234 870,234 -36,901Construction Materials 18,744 18,744 -18,744Clothing & textiles 721,641 832,317 832,317 -110,675Food 1,206,123 1,255,488 1,255,488 -49,365Seeds,Plants 127,119 127,682 127,682 -563Water & Sanitation 434,831 105,263 105,263 329,567Medical & First Aid 8,475 7,482 7,482 992Other Supplies & Services 461,530 135,933 135,933 325,598Total Supplies 3,793,051 3,353,141 3,353,141 439,909

Land, vehicles & equipmentVehicles 138,983 134,498 134,498 4,485Computers & Telecom 22,458 13,929 13,929 8,529Office/Household Furniture & Equipm. 2,034 4,752 4,752 -2,718Total Land, vehicles & equipment 163,475 153,179 153,179 10,296

Transport & StorageStorage 29,904 48,506 48,506 -18,602Distribution & Monitoring 55,390 87,247 87,247 -31,857Transport & Vehicle Costs 109,954 23,498 23,498 86,457Total Transport & Storage 195,248 159,251 159,251 35,997

PersonnelInternational Staff 257,400 227,133 227,133 30,267Regionally Deployed Staff 1,650 1,650 1,650 0National Staff 51,250 64,779 64,779 -13,529National Society Staff 68,679 30,618 30,618 38,061Consultants 3,150 3,150 3,150 0Total Personnel 382,129 327,330 327,330 54,800

Workshops & TrainingWorkshops & Training 32,772 14,129 14,129 18,643Total Workshops & Training 32,772 14,129 14,129 18,643

General ExpenditureTravel 29,831 18,672 18,672 11,159Information & Public Relation 25,593 12,236 12,236 13,357Office Costs 51,525 28,187 28,187 23,338Communications 23,729 17,665 17,665 6,064Financial Charges 61,322 106,796 106,796 -45,474Other General Expenses 5,932 -793 -793 6,725Total General Expenditure 197,932 182,764 182,764 15,168

Programme SupportProgram Support 331,229 290,682 290,682 40,547Total Programme Support 331,229 290,682 290,682 40,547

ServicesServices & Recoveries 28,936 28,936 -28,936Total Services 28,936 28,936 -28,936

TOTAL EXPENDITURE (D) 5,095,836 4,509,412 4,509,412 586,424

VARIANCE (C - D) 586,424 586,424


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